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The Omaha Guide
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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In Washington, D.C., Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward reports that nearly 200,000 colored women were employed by the WPA in relief roles like sewing, school meals, education, childcare, and arts, providing livelihoods and skills training for private industry.
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Washington, D. C. — A larger number of colored women were employed by any other single agency, according to Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, Assistant WPA Administrator in Charge of Women.
Nearly 200,000 of them, many the breadwinners for their families, were employed in sewing, making garments for destitute families; in schools, preparing and serving noon-day meals to undernourished school children; conducting adult and vocational education classes, in home, providing temporary free assistance in housework and care of children to needy mothers; in community centers, playground, and parks supervising leisure-time activities; and on a variety of white-collar projects ranging from clerical work to fine arts.
This work not only provided them with a livelihood, but conserved the skill of the experienced workers, and trained the inexperienced ones, so that they are now prepared to take their place in private industry as opportunities arise.
According to Mrs. Woodward, the women were employed insofar as possible in accordance with their usual operation.
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Washington, D. C.
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nearly 200,000 colored women employed, providing livelihood, conserving skills, and training for private industry.
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A larger number of colored women were employed by the WPA than any other single agency, in sewing garments, preparing school meals, conducting education classes, providing housework assistance, supervising leisure activities, and white-collar projects.